Post on 28-Dec-2015
But in History…
• Each method can be applied to a story, giving the elements that are interesting to people of all ages:
* plot
* drama
* intrigue
* good vs. evil
The challenge for good teachers…
• To make the story elements work for you to sustain students’ interest.
• This is what educators mean when they talk about “making History come alive”.
The strategies you can use to do this include…
• Analyzing• Brainstorming• Examining cause and effect• Using charts and graphic organizers• Using flow charts• Classifying• Comparing (in words, charts,Venn diagrams)
Strategies you can use to do this include…
• Concept posters• Chronologies and timelines• Cartoon analysis• Critical thinking ( e.g., differentiating
between facts and opinion, detecting bias, building a critical thinking model)
• Debating• Games
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Interviewing• Interpreting images• Decision making• Essay writing• Teaching popular propaganda techniques• Varying your sources ( primary, secondary, objects from the past)• Graphing (bar, line, and circle)• Teaching strong note making (T-notes, point form, outline notes)• Teaching graphic note making (webs, flow charts, mind maps)• Teaching notebook organization• Teaching study skills
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teaching a problem solving model• Role playing/ simulations• Researching on the internet (teach not to
plagiarize)• Teach the skills of self-assessment, group
assessment, and project assessment• Teach how to learn new vocabulary; use
active, concept clarification approaches
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teach writing in its many storytelling forms:
* biography
* diary or journal
* friendly letter
* hard news story ( 5 W’s & How?)
* historical story
* play/ skit
* short story
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teach writing in its many persuasive forms: * advertisements * brochures/ pamphlets/ flyers * editorials * essays (especially comparison and argumentative formats) * letters to the editor * political cartoons * reviews or critiques of products or performances * speeches
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teaching writing in its several expository forms:
* instructions
* directions
* how-to manuals
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teach writing in its many report forms: * census taking * news report * newspaper * magazine or newspaper feature article * research report * survey/ poll/ questionnaire * interview
Strategies you can use to do this…
• Teach descriptive writing:
* teach to write about details that
appeal to the senses
* teach to consider careful wording
choices ( high impact words)